UNSPSC 50534642: Dried non GMO quetzali melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO quetzali melons that have been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50534642 Dried non-GMO quetzali melons (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement records with minimal recent activity directly tied to this specific dried-melon product line. Recent opportunities tagged to this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food procurement across multiple states, but the solicitations emphasize fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply, and meal preparation rather than dried specialty melons. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services under IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026), encompassing over 1,100 line items spanning produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods with Buy American requirements; the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services supporting approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, joined by county commissioners and municipal purchasing offices serving institutional nutrition programs and senior services.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic — recent solicitations originate from Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia — with Georgia showing particular density of school-district-level fresh-produce and food-service procurements. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System solicited fresh produce (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) with 72 line items and annual quantities reaching 21,125 cases for certain items; Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut issued RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for the 2026-2027 school year (due February 25, 2026); and the State of Georgia posted an IFB for fresh produce (IFB #4 2027-2026, due May 27, 2026) supporting state operations. The code's alignment with dried specialty melons remains distant from the actual procurements active under this classification, which center on mainstream fresh produce, commodity groceries, and institutional meal services rather than specialty dried goods.